George Lucas' SEQUEL Star Wars Trilogy

[@lucasholley6026]

George Lucas always sounds like he's holding back an absolute torrent of tears

[@AirKangLocker]

super toaster04 lmfao

[@rosellezulueta3511]

he can wipe his tears with his 2 billion dollars

[@neilcuckmann1704]

Roselle Zulueta 4 actually

[@shwndrws7785]

Cause he's a wanker

[@spencerdecoteau8038]

Roselle Zulueta hey, if millions of people started to hate your work you would be crying to. Hell even I would hold back tears constantly.

[@hunnibuttr]

The Emperor will be revealed in the 9th film Huh

[@yunggatsby2448]

I’m thinking this was most likely the plan before return of the Jedi was that version of the film and was a lot darker maybe the emperor wouldn’t have been revealed for 20 more years, kind of fascinating

[@yellowbricks5538]

the one thing they saved- i reckon lucas interpreted it a bit better than in the ep 9 we got

[@white-dragon4424]

The Emperor only being in the ninth film was BEFORE Lucas decided to only make six movies. What we got with the Emperor in ROTJ was more or less what we would've seen in Ep. 9, only in that plot Luke would've been joined by his real sister "Nellith". Get it now bright eyes?

[@ivanvidakovic9222]

Palpatine back!? Whata joke

[@sandal_thong8631]

@@white-dragon4424 Right. They were supposed to defeat Vader by the end of 6, find his sister (not Leia), team up and defeat the Emperor by 9. But Star Wars is about lightsaber fights and tech-battles. Who would they lightsaber duel without Vader? Sounds like people at Disney took his press clippings he'd said over the years as well as his treatment and put them through a blender.

[@KoolKeithProductions]

George Lucas is a legend. While the prequels weren't exactly masterpieces, they were still much needed in the Star Wars timeline, and I thought they were decent, to actually good films. He did not deserve the hate he got for them, and he doesn't deserve the hate he gets for them now years later. Say what you will about them, they were HIS vision. He didn't just try to remake the original trilogy just so "fans" could be happy and relive their childhood. He was his own man and did things his way. He will forever have my respect.

[@PeterG00000]

No need to go into the endless missteps associated with the prequels, you can check out Redlettermedia's reviews for the most comprehensive rundown of it. But I will say that the prequels were absolutely not needed and no they don't add anything new or useful to the franchise. If anything, they are a hindrance to all future franchise installments as they politely tiptoe around the canon that was established there.

[@GerryBlue]

Can't believe someone would believe Mr Plinkett is a good film critic

[@1krani]

Things the prequels add to the Star Wars franchise: -The Old Republic and its political downfall -The Clone Wars -a reason for why some people use The Force but majority do not (midi-chlorians; shut up, they do _not_ create the Force, listen to Qui-Gon's explanation again) -Anakin Skywalker's fall, ergo more weight to his eventual redemption and why he's tempted by Luke's offers and suffering in Episode 6 -Obi-Wan's life, ergo more weight to the failure he blames himself for -about 12 new worlds -tons of aliens, cultures, and ships -Jango Fett, the man Boba Fett SHOULD have been (I think Lucas might've been rectifying a mistake) -the Droid Army -Christopher Lee as Count Dooku -The Sith Lords, a separate faction of Force users that fundamentally differ from Jedi -It's own in-canon mythos -a complex narrative about moral upbringing vs. lawful philosophy (i.e. Anakin's struggles with his Jedi instruction vs. his own sense of honor and good that Palpatine twisted) -Pod racing, an in-universe bit of Star Wars culture -The Outer Rim territories, a bit of pre-Empire politics that existed outside the Old Republic, showing that it was not all-encompassing All of that says that you are wrong, that the prequels added plenty to Star Wars and that they more than justify their existence. Some less than others, admittedly, but still.

[@RobNevico]

I see what you're saying here, and you bring up some good points. I'm an OT kid. I was excited for the prequels. TPM came out when I was 21, so this was a big deal for me. I left the theater confused and for a while, I didn't like the direction the PT took. It took me a decade to begin to appreciate them for the things they DID do. Nothing will ever fix the terrible acting, the overuse of miniatures and CGI or the weak ass way Anakin "fell" to the dark side. But they did expand upon the lore, opened up the galaxy and showed us a time before everything was gritty and dark. That said... -The fall of the Old Republic was important to establish the future (Luke's timeline) course of events that led to the rise of the Rebel Alliance. However, while I can get behind the political corruption angle (as that is based on actual reality), setting the stage with a still unexplained hostile trade embargo and a droid army was something he could have done much better with literally 10 seconds of input from anybody. The set janitor. A cat. This is Star Wars. Having the entire fall set up with random aliens holding a figurehead hostage to secure trade was just bad storytelling in a galaxy previously known for betrayals and the obliteration of an entire planet without batting an eye. -The Clone Wars? Obi-Wan eluded to this when Luke first asked about his father. This was a very important and emotional scene. It was clear it brought pain to Obi-Wan to recall it. But clearly not important enough to be part of the film universe. You get a ten minute battle at the end of one film and a ten minute battle at the beginning of the next in which none of the previously mentioned deceit that led to the creation of the Clone Army is resolved. More or less, it was just, "Well, shit went south, but hey, Obi-Wan found these Clones of a man that tried to kill him. We should use those for reasons." That alone should have been enough to say it was a bad idea. Jango Fett taught his kid the life lesson that if someone is sniffing around asking questions, you should just murder them. But let's use a few million copies of the same dude and hope things turn out well? -We're aware midi-chlorians do not create the force. What this scene did was take away the awe and mysticism of the force. It didn't need an explanation. What Lucas did here is basically removed the mystery and replaced it with science.It would be no different than a billion Christians finding out Jesus didn't actually turn water to wine, he just knew of a certain type of wine that would change colors with a moderate temperature change. It goes from miracle to ...oh... -Anakin's fall... The short version is he was arrogant and power hungry and got pissed off after failing to be promoted to a coveted position he didn't earn, had a bad dream about his secret wife and was influenced by a politician who said he might kind of, possibly, sort of, but not really know a way to prevent a very vague dream from coming true, if only he bow down to him and then just go massacre the childrens wing at the local elementary school for reasons. The long version details this further, but it all boils down to power, as Anakin himself later said to Obi-Wan in a manner of speaking when he said he had brought peace to HIS new empire. That peace meant the death of everyone he had every known, that cared for him, wanted him to succeed and relied on him. Imagine if you had a tight group of friends, but one of them had a nightmare, went to work all pissed about it, found out they didn't get the promotion they were hoping for and rather than deal with it and do better next time, he instead murdered the rest the group, shot up a school and then tried to convince you that he was the good guy because his new boss, who he had just watched manically kill another man for the lols, said your friends were a bad influence after saving billions of people from being killed in a war he started. -I'll give you the moral upbringing part. Jedi and Sith both seek power, though one tries to convince themselves it's for the greater good versus the other for themselves. A Jedi is supposed to do certain things and pretend others don't matter, like relationships, even though they force you to rely on others and create a bond. Put the Clone Wars into play and they give Anakin, a dude the order barely trusted, his own Padawan, and an impressionable female one at that. These are people who are supposed to suppress emotion and intimacy. Can you really blame him for imploding? Are you not shocked that he is actually the first one to? A system like this would never work. And anger... Anakin can't be pissed because Jedi aren't supposed to be passionate or vengeful. But it's perfectly fine when Obi-Wan gets pissed and uses his anger to bisect Darth Maul, or later gets angry when fighting Anakin, or the arrest scene where it was pretty damn clear Jedi Master Mace Windu was both angry and was taking pleasure in the fact that he was going to have to kill Palpatine simply because he was a Sith. In the long run, both sides were flawed, and I think the prequels did a great job showing this. -Also, why, after a decade, does no one ever bring up that Yoda clearly knew what was about to go down? Says no to training Anakin, but agrees to it anyway. Spends years saying Anakin is unstable, but doesn't question him about it. He felt and knew when Anakin went on the rampage on Tatooine. He knew what Anakin's dreams were and told him to shut them out. He was the only Jedi to sense his assassins coming and left moments later on a Yoda-sized escape pod he had the foresight to hide all to go meet up with obi-Wan, who he directed to not look at the tapes to see who attacked the temple, ran away from a fight with a person he could have clearly eaten alive if he wanted to just to go into exile, and was the person who said the twins should be separated "until the time is right". He saw all of this coming and decided the best course of action was to wait it out and then manipulate the son of the man who was unstable into murdering him and the emperor with little training. It was never about Luke becoming a Jedi, it was about exploiting Anakin's weakness for love and acceptance and family; he turned Luke into a weapon against him knowing it would create a domino effect. But this is never spoken about anywhere.

[@mxkxylplk]

agreed word for word. From what I understand, Lucas at the time of TESB had left or had been banned from the Hollywood Director's Guild which made it hard for him to hire "mainstream directors." Kersher, if i'm not mistaken, was an Independent director at the time and was not part of the Guild so Lucas hired him. The same with Marquand who was still a young, unknown director and was rumored to have wanted Spielberg to direct ROTJ but couldn't. if he was still banned from the Director's Guild in the 90s, I guess we can understand why he had to go it alone for the prequels. After the criticism he got for the prequels, he likely had no choice but to sell the franchise like Disney where they have access to the Guilds, screen/script-writers, film editors, etc. I'm also assuming by selling it to this company he probably felt they wouldn't go too far from the look and feel of the SW franchise and keep its integrity.

[@liampezzano]

It is really weird to watch this film and see the Frankenstein pieces from his outlines that got used now that the whole thing is over.

[@sooryaunshumulawkar6700]

Yeah like the underwater death star

[@KamepinUA]

its so true damnit

[@ejspecht9184]

Had Episode 9 done something diffrent, and followed the story Rian Johnson set up, it could have worked. This is why some people choose to believe the story ended with The Last Jedi. Granted I do love many elements from The Rise Of Skywalker. Thoughts?

[@liampezzano]

It doesn't make any sense to "choose" to believe something. Belief is a feeling. Feelings can't be chosen. If Rise of Skywalker had followed up on anything The Last Jedi had explored, it could have been a great movie. That's just not the movie we got. The movie we got is a hot mess on every level. Some people don't have a positive emotional reaction to The Last Jedi because its different. That's fine, but then they try to justify it with twisted logic they would never apply to any other movie. That's on them. Their feelings, that they came to this movie, and it didn't have what they wanted is valid. Their twisted, arrested development reaction is disingenuous.

[@twantheunisz9281]

@@ejspecht9184 for me, the last Jedi was where most of the story ended, the rise of Skywalker is a fun epilogue that shouldnt be taken too seriously

[@MonkGames666]

This video has aged so well.

[@Joyoboyogomu]

God this hurts

[@Spooks-dc1jl]

Like wine

[@powerfulaura5166]

5:28 hasn't.

[@FosukeLordOfError]

After watching rise of the skywalker it seems like Abram's may have tried to cram as many of the George Lucas ideas into that movie.

[@chrisw6164]

Yes

[@boondocktaint7736]

I have been a star wars fan since 1996 when I saw A New Hope at the age of 8. In 1999 I saw Phantom Menace and was blown away. Sure for a guy in his 30's Phantom Menace would be considered a bit childish. But for a kid it was mindblowing, never seen those types of CGI ever. The prequels created a whole new generation of avid star wars fans. I was apart of the lucky group who started out with only the originals available, but the prequels made me into a huge fan and captivated me even more. Say what you want. I really enjoyed the prequels .

[@nuruddinshah684]

Agree. I really enjoyed the prequels but not Jar jar

[@TheZallene]

100% agree.

[@xXMaRiNo1988]

well that was the idea...marketing and selling more toys

[@theonetheonlyw5483]

Boondock Taint the prequels weren't that bad, wasn't a fan of ep 1, but that was mainly due to Natalie Portman, young Anakin and jarjar. Story wasn't bad, acting was horrible. Now, When I watched these last 2, I felt the acting was horrible, character progression is lacking or non existent, and the story which really could've gone somewhere dark, awesome, and complex, is just bland predictable nonsense. I wanted to like the new movies, I really did, just can't, don't see how people could. They just weren't good. Hate to say it, but I left the theater feeling the same way I did years ago after watching Spiderman 3, seriously... That's how bad I thought it was.

[@boondocktaint7736]

TheOneTheOnly W I didnt like the direction Last Jedi went at all. So much potential thrown away imo. Great Visuals and graphics on the space battles tho. Honestly the first three are in a class of their own. I gave TLJ a 8.5/10. Its been ANH-9.0 ESB-9.5 RotJ-9.0 TPM-7.0 AotC-6.5 RotS-8.0 TFA-7.5 TLJ-8.5 RO-8.5

[@StickmanDCR1]

After the sequel trilogy we got, i truly wish Lucas had more of a role in creating it. The prequels may be whacky and pretty poor in some places but to be honest, i prefer the story they tell to the unorganised mess of the sequels.

[@EPICBryce]

Duncan C Robertson amen

[@Thebluebridgetroll]

I feel like the only real downsides to the Prequels were Anakin’s dialogue, and probably Jar Jar. I don’t mind the character so much, but watching him again, the accent is kinda horrendous. The actor stands by it though, which makes me respect the character more. Natalie Portman’s dialogue wasn’t great either, but that wasn’t her fault, she’s proved she’s a great actress. Liam Neeson, Ewan MacGregor, and Ian McDiarmid were all astounding, Temuera Morrison was a badass, Samuel L Jackson was, well, Samuel L Jackson, the visuals and the music were some of the best in film making history and I would say still are, like they’ve aged pretty damn well, have to say. Not to mention the world that the Prequels inhabit, that time period, is bar none the best setting out of all three, just great for EU content. I mean both Clone Wars series were fantastic. And the books are all great, though it’s a shame they decanonized them. I would’ve loved if George Lucas had creative control over the sequel trilogy. Maybe not quite as direct control over them as the prequels, but definitely a guiding hand.

[@callummcalpine6613]

Thebluebridgetroll He shouldn’t have put R2 or C3PO in it either made no sense that obi wan wouldn’t recognise them

[@eragon_4434]

Exactly

[@eragon_4434]

@@callummcalpine6613 he actually recognised r2 it is shown a little later on the falcon where he calls him an old friend, i think

[@EleazarScrubb]

George always had amazing concepts and stories. He's much more original than people give him credit for. The problem is that he's not the best filmmaker or dialogue writer. I would love to see his story from the execution of a more competent director and writer.

[@PatTheBatmanFan]

LukeTheGeek Quite the opposite. He gets way TOO much credit for originality. His only real successes have come from repackaging movie serials. And Kurosawa.

[@Kutanamar]

The prequels had great moments. They also had some abysmal ones. George needed a critique partner. Someone to tell him what worked and what didn't. As soon as he appeared, in Episode II, Anakin was unlikable. That shouldn't have been the case.

[@caderen5624]

What about Dave Filoni as his director and writer

[@Seth_Peterson]

George Lucas - writer Steven Spielberg- director

[@funkmastanicky3885]

Imagine Tarantino doing a Darth Vader interrogation scene.

[@EskildFors]

Old George Lucas looks so sad, like he's full of regret =(

[@PetrifEye]

He talks about people criticizing his work, but he doesn't seem to realize that he's his own worst critic. He'll never be satisfied with the fact that he's made some of the greatest movies that this, or any generation, will ever see. This is evidenced by the fact that he's gone back and made so many changes to the original trilogy, which is one of the main things that has gotten him so much criticism.

[@Bredaxe]

watch the new video of Empire Strikes errr..... I mean The Last Jedi. They just couldn't be original could they?

[@charlieatthemountain]

MrHappyBollox The creator of Star Wars never had a shortage of money. Where more would be pointless.

[@pubcle]

+MrHappyBollox That doesn't really make sense. Just by upgrading the quality of the recording is more than enough of an argument to buy it and pretty much the main reason anyone did buy it.

[@Joseph1NJ]

Nah, he always looks like that, rarley showing any emotion.

[@AvidSonicFan]

I would have liked to see a George Lucas version of Episode 7 just for the sake of franchise consistency.

[@kitgusto2390]

So, you don't think Empire is canon?

[@jeffreygrimm7532]

The EMPIRE "story" was written by Lucas with script by Kasdan. Actually that's what hurt the Prequels, sole creative control. George has good ideas and a cinematic eye, but that's about all. These new films might have benefited from having a Lucas story basis, we'll never know. I personally am not looking forward to seeing what "they" have planned for Luke.

[@gameblor]

There would be self-declareed "purist" Star Wars fans who will only accept the Lucas sequels as canon vs the Disney sequels fans. This great schism would eventually lead to a Star Wars, ah, wars. I have to admit, I'd probably side with Lucas's Space Opera.

[@justchilling704]

I agree Lucas as a hole is far more talented than Disney's goofys.

[@MaxsSeveredHead]

+The Devil's Dragon 'Space Opera' XD The man made a schlock 70's sci-fi film that was saved in editing, please don't attribute Empire to him..

[@ZenProductionsLLC]

"and the emperor will finally be unveiled in episode 9" wow, perhaps Disney never dropped these original ideas?

[@jedediahgordon4064]

yes Disney has been trolling us for years and a lot of people still haven't realized that lol

[@ZenProductionsLLC]

@@jedediahgordon4064 glad i am not the only one who came back to these OG videos haha. When concept art showed things like Anakin coming back, and the Death Star submerged in water its all just coming true, these must be the ideas Lucas pitched. I mean why couldn't Disney hire the best writers in the movie industry from the start of the sequels, i mean film makers like Christopher Nolan has been making quality story telling for a while now. They are beginning to now make quality content, but only after learning from their mistakes. Its just, a shame.

[@RogueWJL]

Perhaps merging that early idea -which did sound awesome-back in for Episode IX in some form or element is on the cards. It is for that reason that I think Rey could actually be part of the SKYWALKER blood line at least in the sense that she may have the same Daddy as Anakin...

[@ZenProductionsLLC]

Good point@@RogueWJL on a side note, Anakin was born into the force. But in that sense you could be right if she also was just 'born into the force' that would be interesting to say the least. Can't wait for Ep 9!

[@ZenProductionsLLC]

@@oneiroagent I agree, TLJ and Rogue One are my favorite new films, and I have nothing against the others. I feel the only concept people fail to understand is that the last jedi is a great film, and its not Rian Johnson's fault, its Disney's fault for not writing all three movies on a timeline, just allowing directors to show up and create their own stories, creating problems for the next installment. Disney likes their money, but they understand that they have to make something good and what the audience wants in order to make more money, hence the emperor in episode 9.

[@blakethomas5637]

Mark Hamill as an Obi-Wan type character. Yeah that would have been nice...

[@brysonstiles6737]

Blake Thomas there’s always legends I know it hurts to know what Disney did to Luke but in legends he’s like a god so that’s good

[@Whovian1029]

So you want it to just completely follow the original movies?

[@brysonstiles6737]

Bhiner1029 there was no point for like to die

[@maxhydekyle2425]

@@brysonstiles6737 Idk why you people say shit like this, Disney hasn't hurt anything. That was Rian Johnson and about half of the fan base liked what he did.

[@maxhydekyle2425]

@Conn Benn Yup and that's just hardcore fans. Most casuals like it too.

[@Starkiller2725]

Seeing Lucas' ideas is my biggest dream.

[@raaboh]

Yeah,but you don't know maybe they will use some of his ideas.. Force awakens was just new hope in modern shell (you can even call it reboot) that's it, rogue one was better and more original, i just hope that they have balls to make a good movie and not another reboot. Although as video says divorce had big effect on him and as saying goes only a true woman can inspire a man to do great things, so we might just have seen another good but not great trilogy.

[@UnseenVids]

I agree

[@ironcladnomad5639]

I love how Disney and Lucasfilm set aside Lucas' story treatments and decided to consider "other options"... and then kicked off the new trilogy by just rehashing the OT.

[@StuckInnerRut]

Abrams trademark, ripping off the previous films.

[@robbhays8077]

Wait until you see 8 and 9 to judge the ST. They rehashed in 7 for one reason: re-instill confidence in the Star Wars brand. Mission accomplished. Now they can go and make more original stories in 8 and 9 and push the envelope. They know what they're doing.

[@ironcladnomad5639]

Robb Hays Under no circumstances did they need to rehash as much as they did in TFA to "re-instill confidence". I'm tired of that excuse. Didn't fly when the TFA was released, doesn't fly today, won't fly when the trilogy ends. Making "more original" stories should've been a top priority from Day One.

[@robbhays8077]

They didn't need to, but it was less risky this way and gives 8 and 9 more freedom.

[@ironcladnomad5639]

Robb Hays That doesn't make it any less inexcusable. If Disney/Lucasfilm were too scared to take any sort of risks and do anything creative, they should've swallowed their pride and handed the franchise to someone else. And I wish they had. What they do in 8 and 9 won't change 7 anymore than having less Jar Jar in 'Clones' and 'Sith' makes him a better character in 'Menace'.

[@dontreadmyprofilepicture596]

Lucas seems so sad all the time :(

[@tanakattack5965]

17 years later people are still complaining about Jar Jar Binks.

[@Soniti1324]

It really was that bad.

[@markusvaan8487]

Soniti1324 no. It really wasnt that bad.

[@dmiles8140]

+Ein random Hurensohn He looks exactly the same (sad, plump, wet-eyed) during the extra content from the late 90's special editions, so I don't think it's solely a product of criticism over the shitty prequels.

[@DaveDoom]

Yeah the fans spent a decade taking a long shit on the prequels he made. when in reality their story is fine and only have one or two annoying sub characters and some annoying cography. compared to gaping plot holes and shit casting.

[@thomasfleig1780]

Lucas: "I have complete confidence in Kathy".... Lol. Boy that blew up in his face

[@holdwhatdoor7629]

not really, if anything it made people more sympathetic to him and the prequels because Disney shit the bed and now people are seriously thinking the prequels weren't so bad in comparison to the sequels

[@Ntyler01mil]

He meant that he had complete confidence that Disney's check would clear. Honestly, the man got so much flack for the prequels, I can't blame him for washing his hands of the whole thing. He was thoroughly disrespected by the fans. He created this story and universe, and all he gets is endless complaints about how he doesn't understand his own creation.

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

@@Ntyler01mil He didn't, Disney just didn't much either

[@bradanklauer8926]

Damn right, Kathleen Kennedy you b*tch.

[@FlashthePreacherGuy]

I would have liked to see his version of the sequel trilogy.

[@Peppers19781978]

It was going to be about 8-16 year olds, Luke in his 30s or 40s. That was confirmed in 2012. Lucas said it would've been more family friendly, directed more towards kids "Two days after it was announced, the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney and the revelation of a new trilogy of “Star Wars” films on the way continues spur discussion, excitement, speculation and more. We’re still three years out from ‘Episode VII’ arriving in 2015, but given the amount of updates and tidbits pouring out over the past 48 hours, you would think it was coming next month. What we do know thus far is that, once again bucking fan expectations, Lucas has decided to no longer use the revered books, the expanded universe as it is known, as they were mostly not his creations, not his stories but the ideas of others which were officially licensed by Lucasfilm with Lucas retaining the rights to draw from those stories, change them as he saw fit for future projects or avoid them all together which it appears he was now doing. Instead Lucas is launching an original story, one that will reportedly feature Luke Skywalker, now in his 30s or 40s, in a tale that will follow “Stars Wars: Episode IV - Return Of The Jedi. and will feature a young cast aged 8-16 as the new stars” Lucas felt the franchise needs to get back to being geared more towards families and kids, less darker than previous films. And while a treatment is done, it appears that George Lucas was open to other ideas."

[@egyptpha223]

I definitely agree with you Rj, I wish that happened.

[@UnseenVids]

yep

[@GuillaumeDrolet]

+Rj The true sequel trilogy

[@peterbarnes9916]

It would be very interesting

[@Jim-op5fv]

To me I've always felt like its George Lucas imagination, which is why it was so good. It's not about what the fans want to see, it's what played out in George Lucas's mind and we are seeing it thru his eyes. And he's right, it is a story about family and generations. I'm sure George had a clear vision. And the best part about was the feeling it brought. From the music to the scenes. George felt that and so made it real! Which is why the ending to Episode 3 is so intense. Rogue Ones ending was great but it wasn't as intense as it should have been if George had directed that scene. Again, this George's dream world, not ours not Disney's. Therefore nothing will compare or will ever be what George had intended from the start. And personally I'll never be fully happy because of it.

[@urjnlegend]

C H at least we got ep3 and the prequels. we can always shit on disney, but i wish we didnt have to.

[@nicolaszunker4938]

I think youre right that star wars is sustained through his incredible imagination but it must be said that film is a collaborative artform and the originals are good because of his willingness to collaborate with different writers and directors whereas the prequels are all exclusively written and directed by him and thats why they suffer in a lot of areas. And i must say that im dissapointed we never got to see some of his ideas for the sequel trilogy.

[@connorstory6373]

I highly doubt that they just completely scrapped all his ideas. Maybe for ep. 7, but im sure there are some things they have hand picked to include in 8 or 9. We will see

[@hankmehere017]

LMAO you really think George Lucas would have made a better Rogue One ending? As if the ending of Revenge of the Sith is any of a good implication lol

[@GLeija-ct5qx]

I believe that the man Lucas was a genius but Its sad how The fans screwed him over because of the prequels

[@themadnessofmadara4883]

*singing* George Lucas raped my childhood.

[@R1ckyWithA1]

Thanos he screwed himself over by not working with others closely.

[@SchulzEricT]

He let others play in his sandbox and made unfathomable amounts of money from that. He then stubbornly, arrogantly decided to incorporate essentially none of their great ideas, or even just inviting them to be part of the creative process, when he made the prequels, which were fucking garbage from start to finish. He then sold - of his own volition - to Disney, making so much money in the process that normal people can't even comprehend a way to spend that all in our ancestors' lifetimes... Yeah. Sad.

[@GLeija-ct5qx]

@@SchulzEricT pretty much

[@bradanklauer8926]

@@themadnessofmadara4883 Pieces of sh*t.

[@andrewforte3852]

Jaena, Jacen, and Anakin Solo should've been the focal point of the sequel trilogy.

[@alqu6375]

That would have been cool...

[@encycl07pedia-]

Jaina*

[@histguy101]

I love Jaina, that would have been great! I love Anakin Solo, too. Jacen is pretty similar Kylo, but Jacen was much more competent.

[@scrbroadcast]

Agreed

[@t.rae.storyteller]

That would have been really neat

[@jasonschlierman412]

The only way I ever would have cared about this new trilogy is if Lucas was part of it. Lucas IS Star Wars and I'm kind of sick of the crybaby "fans" who have belittled this amazing film maker. I dare any of them to make even a two minute short that has had as much influence on millions of people the way George's films have.

[@Fetidaf]

Jason Schlierman i would dare George Lucas to make a film that had as much influence as George Lucas, personally

[@MinecraftLudde]

Jason Schlierman I agree! I feel sorry for George Lucas!

[@morteniversen4981]

Thank the gods for Lucas sold SW to Disney.... Rogue one was one of the best SW movies ever made!!!!!!!

[@Fetidaf]

Morten Iversen i completley agree, ive been wanting for years a star wars movie that focuses on the other parts of the universe rather than just "lightsabers are cool"

[@morteniversen4981]

Yeah I agree, it is cool to have a SW movie that dont have all the focus to sith and jedi. It open up the SW umivers so must more, to the ones that only see SW movies... And that will make even more see how great SW really is. And even if Vader was only in Rouge one for 3-4 min. there is only one thing to say... Whey made those 3-4 min so fucking awesome, that it was hard not to drool after you seen it :-)

[@DarthMessias]

I still don't understand why Lucas didn't let a different director than himself direct the prequels. He could still influence and shape the movies as he wanted like he did with V and VI.

[@xandercorsaj5691]

DarthMessias I totally agree. I also don't understand why he felt he had to rush to get em done. Have you read about that? He owned the entire company and could've taken as long as he liked to make the prequel trilogy, yet you see it right there in the behind-the-scenes videos: FIRST draft churned out mere WEEKS before the start of shooting. No wonder they turned out as broken and illogical as they did.Makes no Obi-Wan sense...

[@iLikeTheUDK]

DarthMessias While making the original trilogy, Lucas reportedly got into a lot of fights with Gary Kurtz, and plenty of other people tended to disagree with him on things. Lucas probably wanted to be surrounded by yes men this time around.

[@SteamMoose]

I read somewhere he actually asked other directors such as Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis to do them, but they refused because they thought he owned the right to do them himself. I don't know if this story is true but I would have loved to see a Robert Zemeckis Star Wars movie. (and a Spielberg one, of course!)

[@iLikeTheUDK]

L'Élan à Vapeur One of these was David Lynch. Imagine that!

[@SteamMoose]

I didn't know about Lynch! That would have been quite interesting too!

[@gordontubbs]

Love or hate the prequels, at least they were creative and original. We can't say the same for Episode VII.

[@8PedroFerreira]

Who gives a fuck if something is original? Doesn’t change the fact that it’s bad

[@JakubNaceradsky]

No they are not... When they were new i think same as you, but Prequels are well sited to a young (Ep1), girls (romance of Anakin and Padme) and teenagers (battles in Ep2 and 3 have no rivality in new ones). They have still a own plot, deep storyline and characters, maybe not too deep, but with look at 7/8 its a dramatic difference. (I still like even a new episodes, but its a big fall from story to just fun)

[@nahor88]

@@8PedroFerreira ROTS is actually original AND good. And the originals are not nearly as good as many nostalgia-driven fans I'm guessing like yourself think they are. They share virtually ALL the same flaws as the prequels (albeit, nothing as bad as Jar-jar).

[@brianreed1859]

Creative and original? That's complete hogwash. I'll take Ep's 7 and 8 over 1 and 2 any day

[@JH-zs3bs]

I love Ep. 1-3. Why? Because they came out in my childhood! I'm pretty sure the line between those who love them and those who hate them can be drawn in between the generations of who was a child when the episodes came to cinema. The new ones: I hardly doubt anybody will ever love them.

[@160moebius2]

It’s weird how much you described episode 9

[@jhensley1212]

I would have loved a George Lucas 7. He created everything and without him the story wouldn't exist. Plus. I'm probably the only fan that loves every one of the movies. The man is a genius and one of my heroes.

[@jacobrice6314]

jhensley1212 i liked them all

[@EnigmaVortex]

I loved them all too. The force awakens is my least favorite

[@mattreynolds110]

He needed a writer

[@MasonMcLeodFilms]

Lol so you would've wanted more whiny shitty dialogue about sand

[@vlopez078]

Mason Mcleod oh shut the fuck up it was one line about sand yes I’d rather take that than another bullshit plot hole filled fan service soulless movie that feels like just another marvel action movie

[@michaelgrignon1594]

I wish he didn't sell out to Disney, he should told the story HE wanted

[@michaelgrignon1594]

hahahaha it my own opinion, how is that wrong?

[@DarkTenka]

well its like .. the difference between a cake and a pile of shit. One of them is strictly better in a majority consensus.

[@jackfredricks6223]

Michael, you are indeed entitled to your own opinion, but that doesn't mean it is a good one...

[@recien2254]

I agree he should have done episode 7 and then sell it that way they have to do it his way.

[@drivethrufilmzz]

uScaredHD dude, the prequels are supposed to be the way they are to show what the Star Wars universe WAS before the Empires destruction. Ep4-6 is the aftermath of what is happening in a post Jedi extinction world. That's what made the original trilogy so intriguing. I am too curious to see what Lucas had in store for us next 😕

[@BishopS]

Mr Sunday Movies... uploading videos about movies... on a Sunday.

[@mohammedshabaka300]

And ?

[@BishopS]

THE PUNISHER I just find it great. I'm not sure what your problem is.

[@mohammedshabaka300]

BishopS all his videos are on Sunday the main videos not the broadcast and all of his videos are about movies this is why he is Mr Sunday Movies

[@BishopS]

Shijir D Yes!

[@vojtavermirovsky8409]

Mind=BLOWN

[@jacobtaylor9722]

Coming back to this now... oh boy the absolute shitfight from every angle. The stories that we’ll never really see. Poor George.

[@userunknown203]

I would love to see what Lucas had in mind, and I really feel bad for him. He seems like a great guy and people are really too hard on him. Nonetheless, he's certainly an inspiration to me and he did some really great stuff. So thank you George

[@AlexGarcia-wf5hz]

Inspirational to the max! He was one who believed digital technology could change the film industry back in the 80s and he insisted of achieving that goal, now look at Pixar and ILM and the rest of the industry.

[@TheHam8919]

too little, too late

[@ForceMaximus84]

My feeling is even if he just wrote the story and others made the screenplay and directed them, and even if they ended up being average movies, at least these would've felt like true Star Wars. As it stands, these new movies feel like glorified fan films without Lucas' input.

[@jakepope4770]

"Glorified fan films" How do you feel about that with TLJ?

[@theonetheonlyw5483]

Jake Pope I left The Last Jedi feeling the same way I did after leaving the theater for Spiderman 3. Confused, disappointed, angry, betrayed, like I just wasted time to watch something I enjoy be ruined.

[@BrownStudios]

I’d love an 10, 11, and 12, with Rey and Finn having had a family and having had 10 or 20 years passed. Have the story be written by George Lucas and J.J., and have the movie be directed by JJ

[@randomness175]

I find it quite funny that TFA got hate for being "too similar" to ANH, mirroring it too much, when they don't realize that this has been a Star Wars trope for a long time, even back during the OT. Lucas learned that if you reused and rehashed a concept, you could strike gold and that's what he did with the OT. In the Prequels, he tried mirroring the OT but failed in nearly every way that made the OT special. Regardless, most of the similarities between TFA and ANH are usually oversimplified. You can draw similarities, sure, but context is typically much different. ANH doesn't open up with a ground assault on a village leading to a massacre. It doesn't have a lightsaber as a major plot changing device and it doesn't end on a lightsaber duel. We also don't follow the perspective of a rogue Stormtrooper. Those are just some examples. All in all, Disney is doing fairly well with Star Wars so far. It's reinvigorated Star Wars, suddenly making it relevant again. A brand new trilogy with a critically acclaimed opening film, and they finally cut off the rotting flesh that was the EU. And in regards to feeling bad for Lucas, sure, he certainly doesn't deserve the hate and harassment he got after the Prequels, but he certainly deserved every bit of criticism. This is what happens when you make a film series with manufacturing business in mind. The Prequels failed as films because Lucas handled it in a production line level of quality, only thinking about what he can sell from this. He didn't care about stories or characters, only how he could transform them into toys and sell them afterwards. There was nothing Disney could ruin that Lucas didn't already ruin himself.

[@stormcutter59]

No dude....Star Wars isnt supposed to be the same damn thing. It never was and never should be. Why do people limit their standards like this just to look smart?

[@lastguyminn2324]

Could not agree more. As much as I did not like a few elements of TFA (Starkiller base mostly), it did have some original twists, as you pointed out. And has everyone forgotten that the re-hashing was begun by Lucas as early as ROTJ. A second Death Star? That plot point always bothered me.

[@MrColuber]

You forget that the original draft of the Star Wars movie (The Star Wars, methinks) the story (which I assume was supposed to be a 1963 Cleopatra, Japanese samurai, sword and sandals, 6-hour style epic and not a trilogy) was supposed to end with the Death Star. Of course, things being what they were, Lucas had to shorten things out. Which is why we got another Death Star in ROTJ (and in the draft for that movie, there were supposed to be more). Besides, it does make some sense for a mad dictator to make a second version of a mega-weapon after the first was destroyed. But TFA did have things that annoyed me more than Jar Jar - like shaky cam and lens flare, and the fact that a man raised as a soldier from childhood acted more like a raw recruit than Master Chief. And yes, if it weren't for the fact that this was a trilogy, I too would consider Rey a very shallow character. And a Mary Sue.

[@MrChickennugget360]

i don't know being a storm trooper you don't think for your self, he is totally not used to being "free" and that would be a great plot point going forward.

[@MrChickennugget360]

how is Rey a shallow character?

[@Pepsi_Man_Max]

"The Emperor being unveiled in Episode 9, the Death Star being submerged in water, a map to Luke Skywalker." So Kathleen did keep a fair few of these ideas. Also apparently George Lucas has been involved with Episode 9 a fair bit so hopefully it should be a fitting end that will please as many people as possible

[@deadspacemasseffect]

don't forget Vaders castle, which is in Rogue One, and we might honestly get Anakins ghost if the rumors allign lol

[@Pepsi_Man_Max]

@The SNES Man I would disagree completely, I loved 7 and 8 as did a lot of people. A lot didn't like them either but a lot of people hated/hate the prequels. Star Wars has been "ruined" time and time again. But I still enjoy them all

[@Pepsi_Man_Max]

@The SNES Man Yeah I get that. In the original books though the Empire just come back exactly the same. So either way it would always be more Stormtroopers. I think 7 and 8 have their flaws but are still great fun. But I get why some people don't like them, like you said each to their own

[@Ntyler01mil]

Keeping interesting vignettes is unimportant if you're going to take them completely out of their intended context.

[@rundownpear2601]

Uh nope apparently not

[@noahfortner2]

I understand why Disney didn't take the ideas, I mean, it was a smart move *business-wise*. But I feel really bad for George that his story ideas weren't used because Disney wanted something totally different from the Prequels. And again, I can't say I blame them for that, it *was* a smart move. Who I do blame, are the millions of babies (as you so eloquently put it, Mr. Sunday) who have RELENTLESSLY bashed George Lucas and his ideas since 1999. *SINCE 19-FRICKING-99!!!* It's hard to put exactly what I mean into words, but George, when thinking up Episode VII, wanted to make something new, to really *progess* the story (whether it would have been any good, we may never know). But the last time he did that was when he made the Prequels, which are universally hated and unfairly bashed upon, and yes, those movies weren't all that good, but the way people just turned on George is pretty disgusting. He made the films he wanted to make, and people hated (and still hate) him for it. *Way to encourage original/progressive filmmaking...* Disney made an unfortunate choice (but, like I said, it made perfect sense why) in not using George's ideas, and instead made a movie that would please the Prequel-hating OT fanboys. Don't get me wrong, I loved TFA, and it WAS a very well made film IMHO, but I'll admit it was lacking in originality in many places. But, like the hypocrites many fans are, a lot of folks who hated the Prequels now bash TFA for not using Lucas' ideas. *But didn't you just say he raped your childhood...?* Luckily, Disney has made it pretty clear that they intend to move forward with creative new stories that push the plot into new directions instead of retreading old steps, as if TFA was sort of a note to the hardcore OT fans, "Don't worry, we got this." Hopefully, that is true, and hopefully Star Wars fans, be they OT-only, PT-only, newbies, lovers of the whole Saga, or just anybody, *hopefully* they can at least give the respect George Lucas deserves. He may not be the greatest director, but he's damn well one of the greatest and kindest people alive, and that at least deserves a mention, don't you think? Sorry for the (somewhat aimless-was it aimless?😂) rant. MTFBWY! Always.... (Seriously though, his ideas should be used in some way or form going forward. It's pretty disrespectful to trash it)

[@simplythebest2k]

If they took them they would not tell you. All they've done so far was ripp of the original starwars.

[@AceVenom]

Well said. Perhaps at least a nod in the direction of GL's ideas for what VII was going to be.

[@CheeseOfMasters]

Original filmmaking and the prequels? Oh my...

[@w00zle17]

CheeseOfMasters shut up you hater I love the prequels they defined my childhood just the ot did for others

[@ronaldkelley4786]

those jerks who sang George Lucas raped their childhood they should be happy Lucas let them have a cool universe childhood to play in.

[@Hewylewis]

I think George is a better producer than he is a director. Still, I am curious to know what HIS version of Episode VII would've been like.

[@SaraMandoa]

Definietly not a bad copy like the film we get... I miss George

[@Hewylewis]

Sara CV HEY! I love Force Awakens! Also, don't forget the prequel films and how bad George screwed up with them.

[@SaraMandoa]

Hewy Toonmore the prequels are better than The Force Awakens

[@SaraMandoa]

cchdz at least the prequels are original

[@Hewylewis]

Sara CV Ha ha, very funny.

[@deezeed2817]

People all of a sudden like the Prequels? I swear i remember when people would bash the prequels non stop, Alot of people hate it and now people are hating on ep 7. My conclusion is that people wanted something like the empire strikes back but always ended up with something not as dark or what they expected. I'm betting 10 years from now you'll have all these people admire the sequel trilogy and you'll have all these people bashing some old republic movie. Star wars is Star wars. It has never won oscars and has been panned universally by critics and fans alike. It has a large fanbase that could be split into different factions and no Star wars movie will ever make every single one of them happy, I guarantee you.

[@murtazarizvi368]

no. i think TFA is the worst one. even for me TLJ was better not the best but atleast better than TFA

[@Ntyler01mil]

People didn't like Jar Jar Binks and some of the other elements in the films intended to appeal to children. Some of the dialogue is poorly written. Some of the CGI is a bit jarring. People also didn't like how the conflict built up slowly from a seemingly insignificant "trade dispute." They also didn't like the scientific explanation of the Force that was introduced in the prequels. However, I think people now see that the overarching narrative of the prequels made sense and was compelling. The can now see what happens when someone attempts to continue the franchise without a clear story direction or new ideas. Repeating the same visual themes -no matter how breathtaking- without a compelling plot is pointless.

[@spearfisherman308]

@Benjamin Cline yes and no, it was mainly for visual effects, good writing was only praised in empire strikes back.

[@nutyyyy]

You do realise star wars was the biggest box office grossing film of all time when it released right? And won a bunch of academy awards and changed cinema forever? The original trilogy were good movies. Star Wars was a good standalone space fantasy adventure based on cowboys, knights and samurai. The empire strikes back was a fantastic sequel as it developed the ideas first seen in Star Wara and was importantly a different film from Star Wars. Return of the Jedi was a bit of a mess but still had a very satisfying conclusion and a lot of good character moments for Luke and Vader. That's why they worked they were good movies. They weren't an epic history or particularly interesting lore.

[@ChangedMyNameFinally69]

@Vino Still thinking this dumb shit

[@princesssmileyface91]

Wanna know how I know, that the new trilogies are not real trilogies or canon? NO ONE LOSES A HAND, OR ANY OTHER LIMBS in the new trilogies, not one single person or alien, we all know it’s not a Star Wars film unless someone loses a limb.

[@evanlight671]

I mean Kylo got scarred in TFA, Snoke got his top cut off like Maul in TLJ. The Rise of Skywalker has no dismemberment aside from someone getting their head cut off

[@John_the_Paul]

Episode 1: Darth Maul cut in half Episode 2: Anakin's forearm Episode 3: Anakin's legs and other arm Episode 4: The arm of that guy in the cantina Episode 5: Luke's hand Episode 6: Darth Vader's metal hand

[@princesssmileyface91]

J P also, Jango Fett loses his head, Mace Windu his hand, Count Dooku, both hands and head, cantina guy loses arm in a new hope, I mean it’s like a right of passage for a Star Wars film.

[@princesssmileyface91]

Evan Light scar isn’t losing something, and yeah on snoke, and who loses their head in ROS??????

[@andrewcahill05]

@@princesssmileyface91 The first order spy at the start of the movie, Kylo leaves his head on a table. Also there was a deleted scene from tfa of Chewbacca ripping Unkar Plutts arms off

[@avocado6623]

I would have preferred to see his story being made, but not directed or written by him.

[@ironcladnomad5639]

That would've been the ideal outcome. Lucas is neither a great director nor writer, but he's a wildly imaginative storyteller.

[@DoReMi123acb]

YESSSSS! You said it so truly :D

[@adamm4064]

ditto

[@chalito8toonchannel964]

yeah, that would be so perfect, because its the way the empire strikes back was done, Lucas gave the storyline and Leigh Brackett with Lawrence Kasdan did the screenplay, if Lucas gave the storyline and other writters do the rest that would be a perfect sequel trilogy... i think...

[@Luissv72]

YEEEEEEEES!!!!!!!

[@KNakanishi]

Star Wars is the most clear-cut example of how a creator can become a victim of his/her own success.

[@irffreezy804]

Kurt Nakanishi Yeah.Reminds me of Steve Jobs though.

[@Simon74]

Kurt Nakanishi But why did he keep making Star Wars Movies? He should have moved on and let someone else continue Star Wars earlier.

[@KNakanishi]

pSyk follow the money

[@juanpauloveneroroncal137]

Perfection?

[@chriscryer7087]

the problem was that George saw Star Wars as his baby, he didn't want someone else coming along and changing what he envisioned. I honestly feel really bad for the guy you can tell that even to this day he carries alot of that hurt around with him that people gave him over the prequels. He just wanted to tell his story but people including fans kept trying to tell him what to do with these movies.

[@Morgulvale_]

It was such a travesty that we never got to see a New Jedi Order, with Luke leading it, in the Force Awakens and that it completely undid everything the heroes accomplished in Return of the Jedi.

[@kitgusto2390]

Funny because that was George's idea. Read this. www.reddit.com/r/starwarsspeculation/comments/6u44xu/clearing_up_some_misconceptions_about_the_art_of/

[@dankuash]

But this kinda happened, but Kylo Ren undid it

[@KalashnikovPaouzzi]

yeah..... star wars, the same story repeat again..... at least battlestar galactica was honest, they said it happened before and will happen again. Star wars is that load of shit who wants us to believe they got something interesting for us when all we got is the same story repeating...

[@UltimateLegoFan324]

Morgulvale We will see that in The Last Jedi

[@Exotic_Tofu]

yeah the ass awakens is so fucking shit. what blows my mind is how many suckers ate that garbage up.

[@Roadtoconsciousness]

I regret that these sequels exist. It brings everything down

[@seanreidy5549]

Prequels get more hate than they deserve. I’d take Lucas’ original concept any day over the garbage that is the sequels.

[@G-H-Productions11]

Sean Reidy the prequels deserve their hate

[@nelsonogbuigwe7500]

@@G-H-Productions11 they don't

[@G-H-Productions11]

Nelson Ogbuigwe yes they do. The acting is terrible, Anakins whole character is a garbage emo child who’s pull to the dark side isn’t believable, it adds midichlorians to the franchise, bad dialogue and soooo much unnecessary cgi. Oh and politics for some reason

[@nelsonogbuigwe7500]

@@G-H-Productions11 Anakin Skywalker was kind of like a child in a man's body. They say his dialogue was had but that's how he is was as a person. He used to throw anger tantrums. He couldn't control his emotions. His dialogue seemed weird because of that. Instead of saying anakins dialogue was weird look again and see that his "weird" dialogue portrays his character perfectly.

[@nelsonogbuigwe7500]

@@G-H-Productions11 and anakins pull to the darkside is very believable

[@SJHFoto]

In my opinion, the "Legends" book series is episode 7-9. They make a lot more sense and seem truer to the characters than the movies. Episode 8 angered me so much-that was NOT the way Luke Skywalker would act! Beyond that, the Empire was defeated in the Legends story and a new enemy emerged (an extragalactic enemy) So much better than retreading the ground of the Empire. It makes the entire Rebellion of Eps 4-6 seem meaningless. That I can't stand

[@lordrevanz16]

@@oneiroagent lmao, you clearly don't know Star Wars at all

[@alfa01spotivo]

@@oneiroagent the fact that he just gave up for 30 years and hid is just not Luke. Im glad in the end he redeemed himself but still he let the empire return and everything

[@SchulzEricT]

@@oneiroagent So... in the movies, Leia and Han named their baby Ben. You know, after a dude that one of them didn't know, and the other met for a week or so. Right-o. In the EU, things made sense; there were editors and the writers loved the series, so they treated it with respect. Unlike the money-grab movies which are terrible *because* they weren't about telling a good story. Luke was never the type of person that would think about killing Ben, so your argument that his actions make sense just don't track; any conclusion you come to based on a false premise is flawed. Saying he's defeated because he thought about murdering Ben is silly, when he wouldn't have thought about murdering Ben in the first place. Not sure how much Star Wars content you've consumed, but Luke was never the type of person who believed in giving up hope because of a prophecy. He tried to redeem Vader even though everybody told him Vader was lost; he confronted Vader even though his training in Dagobah warned him that he could become Vader himself.

[@kennethtigue5193]

We don't know exactly why he cut himself off from the force or what the bigger picture is yet so just sit down and wait for the saga to finish jfc

[@SchulzEricT]

@@oneiroagent I would. But Luke *did* have that chance to kill Vader, and he chose not to. He redeems him. And you think he'd choose differently when it's Ben, somebody he mentored, his nephew? Instead of space Hitler (who was also his father)? Like... are you familiar with Star Wars, dude?

[@Doc-Holliday1851]

I would have liked to see George Lucas's ideas being told by a different person. I think the reason that Star Wars was such a hit was because Lucas had great ideas but was also surrounded by people who helped shape the story instead of yes men who did whatever he wanted.

[@pooch_e]

Doc Holliday Agreed, but by the time we got to the TPM, Lucas could only surround himself with yes-men that looked at him as an infallible god of filmmaking. Pretty much, they blindly trusted every decision he made, regardless of how horrible it was

[@1Packersgamer]

Starwars to me is 1-6, 7-9 dont exist for me

[@Koczy85]

It's up to you. There're people who says it's just 3 films. (Episodes 4-6)

[@1Packersgamer]

@@Koczy85 i like the story of anikan becoming Darth vader so 1-6 for me

[@Koczy85]

David Rodriguez That’s cool. For example I don’t hate Episode 7-9 either. But...this doesn’t change the fact that lots of people hated the prequel trilogy back in the days and now lots of people hate the sequels too.

[@1Packersgamer]

@@Koczy85 prequels always good to me

[@scrbroadcast]

Hallelujah

[@tavostone]

George Lucas once said: The story of Star Wars is about a child who is a slave, becomes the most powerful warrior in the galaxy, falls into disgrace and at the end of his life is redeemed. After that there is nothing more to tell.

[@Starwarsgeek-98]

Il say it I like all the prequel trilogy movies as much as the original trilogy movies. people giving george shit makes me sad

[@Queenmoreta]

same here! I like the prequal movies as much as the original. I don't mind JarJar, though I can understand how he can irritate people and that some don't like him. But I do feel the negative flack young Anakin got was really undeserved : (.

[@GeneralBulldog54]

I agree, the mess the young Anakin actor received was totally undeserved as the prequel trilogy wasted a good deal of talented actors. That said, the prequels in spite of its massive scope and original extending of the SW mythos were terrible movies. I ended up re-watching them just before seeing the premiere of TFA and just after the reddit post on the Darth Jar Jar theory, they were terrible then and still are today. Their biggest issue was relying to heavily on sights and sounds they forgot to tell these highly talented actors to emote. It's like the effort was more into the effects than actual direction. Maybe if Lucas handed his scripts to someone else to direct things might have been different.

[@biofriik]

"they forgot to tell these highly talented actors to emote" - I never understood this argument. Most of the actors who received such criticisms played characters who were supposed to be stoic- Jedi who spend most of their time meditating and high-ranking politicians who need to instill confidence to their people. You can't expect people like that to constantly express different emotions when something happens around them.

[@GeneralBulldog54]

Who said anything about the Jedi actors. I understand that the order in the prequel trilogy are the equivalent monks with lightsabers keeping emotion in check. I'm talking of everyone else.

[@biofriik]

Just about every character, who has more than one line in the PT, is either a Jedi, security guard/soldier or a politician, characters who are naturally supposed to be stoic. The only exceptions to that are kid Anakin, Anakin's mother, Jar Jar and the villains (might be forgetting a few, so remind me if I have). Now, I haven't seen any legitimate criticism thrown against the villains and Anakin's mom, and you said it yourself that hate towards kid Anakin was completely overblown. Just one character whose acting can be considered bad or out of place.

[@fisheyes9744]

Success comes with a curse; when a fandom grows too much, it's bound to create a community of assholes that will endlessly whine about anything much to chagrin of content creators.

[@Balnazzardi]

yeap totally true....I mean yes, sometimes the movie creators or game developers just get it wrong...they DO create movies or games that are in one way or another clearly worse than their predecessors....but ye when fandom starts to cry when thing goes too different, that everything should stay EXACTLY the same, things get stale and boring...like TFA was. Not a bad movie, but clearly one that was created to please everyone who hated the prequels, not a single risk taken whatsoever in that movie. That's what happens when people who create entertainment products start to listen to their fandom too much about certain things, it totally kills the creativity and you have to "do things in certain way and cant experiment" like Lucas said, and this is especially so with big budget projects.

[@TheJonesdude]

You see it with Game of thrones, Harry Potter and Lord of the rings

[@ProjectFlashlight612]

Yes, but what if the contest is genuinely terrible? :)

[@Chudhole]

It also creates pinheads who will swallow any pablum shoved into their stupid gaping maw.

[@bwilson774]

I find prequel hate was mostly a sheep's trend.

[@Pepsi_Man_Max]

Most Star Wars fans are the worst, they're never happy. The prequels: "Oh they're awful we want films like the originals!" The sequels: "Oh these are awful and too similar! We want something new like the prequels! Bring back George!" I'm genuinely confused...

[@xXMaRiNo1988]

you sir just won the internet

[@Andiotic]

Not really, I think the issue here is that the new Star Wars films is actually a lot worse than the original prequels that now it seems like a masterpiece compared to the new one.

[@Pepsi_Man_Max]

AndiotiZ I mean if thats your opinion then that's cool, all 3 triologies are so different to one another so most people who like one in particular dislike the others. But I wouldn't at all say the prequels seem like masterpieces. I just wish people wouldn't take them so seriously and just learn to enjoy things, seems these days like everyones looking for an excuse to be annoyed. I'm just glad to not be one of those people

[@Andiotic]

Nah I wasn't saying the prequels were masterpieces just that when you compare it to the new trilogy it is a lot better story and narrative wise. I can understand why many people hate the new movies (I do as well). Usually casual viewers just want to enjoy the action and get on with it, they don't necessarily care about the story and consistency.

[@Pepsi_Man_Max]

AndiotiZ Fair enough

[@copykon]

Right now, I am missing Lucas badly.

[@badallblack]

I know the feeling. Disney need his wisdom and direction

[@OllieByGolly]

The "wisdom" that gave us the prequels? Yippee, yousa bombad poo-doo, sand gets everywhere, Jedi get there powers from little men living in their blood bullshit. And the original trilogy wasn't perfect, either. Anyone who truly believes Lucas meant for Luke and Leia to be siblings is an idiot.

[@cyberneticarm]

Yeah, the prequels weren't the best. He should've got different directors other than himself to make them like he has done in the past. He just doesn't seem like the best director but seems like a good visionary. Personally, Star Wars is dead to me. George Lucas certainly didn't rape my childhood. Disney did. They fucked over the EU and I hated Episode 7. I also think JJ Abrams should just stop directing. He looks rat-faced but with the directing style of Michael Bay. Haven't seen Rogue One. It will be the first Star Wars film I never saw in theater. Don't plan on seeing 8 or 9. I hate Disney Corporation. I think anyone who was born in the 80s and grew up with Star Wars is probably missing George by now.

[@bentonrp]

Although I agree with you about Disney Corporation and JJ Abrams face, I am not missing George Lucas and I grew up in the 80's and 90's. I think I saw the story in Episode 7 for all its good because I never got into Expanded Universe. That's probably what gave you expectations prior to giving Ep.7 a full chance. But yeah, no strange alien worlds, too many winks to other Star Wars references, and no explanation of all that happened during the huge amount of time that passed seriously bogged down Ep.7.

[@cyberneticarm]

bentonrp >Although I agree with you about Disney Corporation and JJ Abrams face This is all I need to know. Maybe they'll find some decent directors to make good side movies. I dunno yet. I wasn't huge into the expanded universe. But, I gotta say I liked the EU's version of events after episode 6 much better. If you're ever bored you should download (or buy) "Dark Empire" by Darkhorse Comics. I don't recall the series being that long at all. But, I liked it better than episode 7.

[@ryanbarker5217]

RIP carrie fisher. if it's any consolation at all, her scenes for EP8 had been shot, so at least we'll get to enjoy her one last time....

[@dallasmed65]

ryan barker oh. They did finish them? That's good. Sad she doesn't get to see it. :/

[@ryanbarker5217]

just her scenes for EP8. who knows how that'll effect EP9, or possibly EP8, too. true, it's sad she won't see her last film. i'm still somewhat in shock and denial.

[@YeNZeC]

vdbproductionsuk she was FINE in the first 3 films, never realised how old the original actors where untill a couple of weeks ago.

[@prod.hxrford3896]

And Kenny Baker. Everybody forgets Kenny Baker

[@ryanbarker5217]

SURREAL Studios i hadn't forgotten about baker, but he passed away in august, aged 81.

[@stephenwit1]

Always wanted to see adventures of LUKE SKYWALKER

[@bobcrandall7749]

that would be a better story then han solo story

[@JC-om7nr]

Umm?

[@JC-om7nr]

4,5,6

[@blyzer7373]

Have you seen the OT?

[@EndThusIAm]

I love what George said at 1:28 It drives me nuts how so many writers, studios, etc are so afraid to branch away from the original characters despite having a vast world or galaxy to explore. And to hear the creator of Star Wars talk about an character outside of the original fold elsewhere in the galaxy is a huge thing for me.

[@graysonclements8705]

I don't hate episodes 1 and 2, but they are very boring. The first 3 seasons of the clone wars series and revenge of the sith are very good and both only made the Star Wars universe better. I've never been one of the people who said George Lucas "raped my childhood" or anything stupid like that. He created the Star Wars universe, and these Star Wars "fans" who haven't been satisfied with a Star Wars movie since 1980 or 1983 need to stop calling themselves fans and leave

[@graysonclements8705]

Oh and also if you didn't like the force awakens, you're not a real Star Wars fan, because it was everything that is Star Wars. You can say it wasn't a perfect movie, I don't think it was, but it was still really enjoyable and a great edition to Star Wars universe. What more can we ask for out of a Star Wars movie???

[@KurasakiBleachigo1]

You are the one who can't call himself a real fan. Because you're not actually a fan of the beautifully crafted story that is Star Wars. You would like something if they just slapped the Star Wars name on top of it, no matter what it was, because that is exactly what The Force Awakens was That is the most shallow form of fanship there is

[@Cerebus1000]

Or people should not go around and tell people what it takes to be a 'True fan' of something, and should let people enjoy the things they should. The Star Wars fandom makes the Elitist Metal Communities look open minded.

[@elcap22]

No, Episode 3 was just as bad as episode 1 and 2.Revenge of the Sith was so contrived and manufactured. The directing was awful. The script was rushed and not thought out. General Grevious was an utterly pointless and obnoxious character.He served no purpose. You could remove him from the movie and nothing would really be different. Like Darth Maul, we never learnt who Grevious was, where he came from, why he turned to the dark side, or why he joined the Separatists. Yes, I'm sure it's all explained in some book, but just going by the movie, Grevious isn't given no character development or insight.

[@carlospicciotto4832]

elcap22 Ah, so you dont like questions without having to find the answers in some book do you? well guess what ? JarJar Abe's version of Star Wars has so many questions, you'll be reading books for months!

[@The3lit3gamer]

Am I the only one who wants to see a trilogy set way before the prequels? Like near the time of darth plauguis and all?

[@82Stepdaddy]

Han's dead, but screw Chewie...I'll just ignore him & hug the girl he just met a few days ago.

[@reyking8296]

Mike C screw u chewie is awesome

[@TheLightSideReactions]

rei king didn't get the sarcasm. Mike was referring to Leia's response in TFA, hugging Rey while ignoring Chewie. The reason she did it, though, is because Han's not dead, and she and Chewie both know it. They helped him fake his death to deceive Snoke.

[@jarjarbinks5151]

K Lauer He is, harrison won't play as han again

[@TheLightSideReactions]

Jar Jar Binks - Harrison said in the 1980s that he wouldn't play Han again, but along came Episode VII 30 years later and here he is playing Han again. Yeah, he'll be back, even if it's just for a quick fly-off-into-the-sunset scene with Leia at the end of Episode IX.

[@chindleymuffin]

J J Abrams is on record as saying he set up that shot wrong, Chewie was meant to hug Leia originally. He said it's on him and his bad direction on that day, he fucked up. He genuinely said, "I fucked up."

[@Leprechaunproduction]

'They wanted to do a retro movie; I don't like that. I like... Every movie I work very hard to make them different.' Say what you will about Mr. Lucas, but I admire him for wanting to tell new stories instead of retreading what came before.

[@Livinivs]

George's ideas sound so much better than A New Hope 2.0

[@grimmlobolair7438]

+Noble Sauvage I for one think his prequels were better than the force awakens, that's how much I disliked the film. Absolutely sucked for me and left the theater before it ended

[@howmanygaveafuck1401]

Alot of the parts people hate from the prequels was not Lucas' idea, it was actually some of the crew men ideas, Lucas was against alot of it, but had to say yes to some parts ;)

[@grimmlobolair7438]

Nitro MJB I don't necessarily hate them. At least the previous films had originality and imagination. The characters are deep/complex they even show the light side having its negatives (Jedi counsel) but the dialogue was beyond atrocious and the comedic relief of Jar Jar didn't help.. Finn in the force awakens is the new Jar Jar Binks

[@Fuzzira]

Both Finn and Jar Jar are played by black actors. Coincidence? I think not.

[@grimmlobolair7438]

Fuzzira lmao I didn't know that

[@radio7454]

Still don't know why everyone hates the prequels.

[@nspidel]

There are many reasons.

[@radio7454]

I don't know one.

[@mannersmatter_]

radio7 you are blind then

[@nspidel]

A good series to watch would be the "What if Episode # Was Good" by belated media to get why most fans were very disappointed with the prequels. He doesn't do a perfect job rewriting them, but he gets a lot of things right. But to name a few of the issues, George Lucas broke one of the greatest rules of storytelling "show don't tell". He does this in many instances, but a glaring example is Anakin and Obi-Wan's relationship in Episode 2. Instead of showing us that Anakin and Obi-Wan were great friends through their actions, he decided to tell us that they were by having them talk about a few past memories on an elevator ride, then for the rest of the film they are honestly pretty terrible to each other. In The Phantom Menace Jar Jar Binks added absolutely nothing to the story, the one thing that he did useful to the plot line was guide the Jedi to Otoh Gunga. There are many ways to guide characters to a hidden city that don't involve tethering an otherwise useless/annoying/poo-joke character to the main cast. A majority of the dialogue (particularly in 1 and 2) is cringe-worthy. The franchise is called Star "Wars", count the number of scenes in the prequels that involve absolutely nothing more than "walking and talking" or "sitting and talking", be warned, there are many. The excess of CGI as opposed to practical effects and puppetry feels fake and is more expensive to produce (and I'm a 3D modeler). There are some pretty serious inconsistencies, like Leia remembering the sadness of her mother in Episode 6, but then being whisked away by Bail Organa at birth in 3.

[@casidiablo665]

I find the original trilogy the most boring one.

[@zacharync3066]

What people don't understand about Lucas is that he is a ideas man. But he is not good at executing those ideas. During the original trilogy he had help from people and that's why the movies were amazing. During the prequels he was surrounded by yes-men. You can definitely see that when watching some of the behind the scenes stuff. Like when Lucas chose the boy for kid anakin skywalker everyone agreed with him. But as soon as he left the room they said they liked the other kid (who was a much better actor). Lucas didn't want to direct the prequels. He had to cause no one else wanted to. Even his best friend the Spielberg (yes I call him the Spielberg) was approached to direct this movie. But he declined. I think if Lucas wasn't surrounded by yes men the prequels would've been much better. The idea surrounding the prequels are amazing!!! They were just executed so poorly unfortunately.

[@zsoltvegh8189]

"They want to do a retro movie, I don't like that I like every movie I worked very hard to make them different" - George should create the new trilogy and expand our beloved universe! :(

[@sandal_thong8631]

Analysts have said _The Empire Strikes Back_ plus _Return of the Jedi_ are together a repeat of _Star Wars_ with minor variations. The rebels lose a battle. The hero meets a Jedi Master that gives him some training. One of the principals is captured who has to be rescued. The Jedi Master dies. There's a space battle to destroy the Death Star. Celebration.

[@gameblor]

George Lucas should release his episode 7 as a graphic novel, I'd read it & compare. Disney regurgitated the plot of A New Hope tweaked it and made a movie "for the fans". The end result satisfied the nostalgic retro need that fans have (Rogue One also did this even better in my opinion) but ultimately I'm left hungry which is the inevitable result of too much style & not enough substance. More story and less explosions maybe?

[@renatao6330]

The Devil's Dragon George Lucas would put Jar Jar, inconsistent cinematography, uncharismatic characters and lots of nonsense to sell toys and videogames.

[@irondarwin2483]

Don't get too upset with him. he gave you 6 movies and chose family instead of Episode 7.

[@modarnwarfare2rull]

Inconsistent cinematography in a book ? lul

[@bentonrp]

The Devil's Dragon: If George Lucas did release his Episode 7 graphic novelization, he'd have to release it for free, cuz he sold the rights to Disney. Either that, or he'd have to give back the 4 billion and fifty million dollars. ouch!

[@catalysts94]

TFA and ANH only share basic plot points. Since they are both a hero's journey. This isn't as big a deal as Star Wars fans are making it out to be.

[@greyinvader]

Would love to see Lucas' original treatments one day, as well as the script by Michael Arndt which got tossed by that hack JJ Abrams. Anything is better than what we got.

[@BryantheArchivist]

Blasted Heath Yo so Baba Fett hentai would be better? You said ANYTHING right?

[@greyinvader]

Not sure who this Baba Yaga Fett person is your referring to but- yeah, bring on the hentai! At this point Star Wars could probably benefit from some tentacles and boobs...

[@Knightmessenger]

I agree. Lucas is fine with general concepts and story ideas. As long as someone else writes the actual dialog and does the actual directing, Star Wars would have been fine. The prequels had too much control by Lucas but I would contend VII had not enough Lucas influence. It's a balancing act and I think Disney went too far in the other extreme.

[@CaptWesStarwind]

To recapture that Star Wars feel like the originals again they need 3 key people. George Lucas, Gary Kurtz, and Marcia Lucas. They are the Luke, Han, and Leia behind the scenes that made it all work. John Williams is also fantastic so maybe he can be Chewbacca in that analogy too. Disney will try, and like the prequels (and even two Ewok movies) still never feel like those first three.

[@RustySprouts]

I'd like to know what the plans were and the story line, personally.

[@ScottyMcGeester]

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH THOSE PLANS?! THEY WERE BEAMED ABOARD THIS CHANNEL!

[@mxkxylplk]

www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2015/05/star-wars-vanity-fair-the-force-awakens/392669/ idk what to make of it. Maybe it could have worked, but it is understood why Disney did not want to go that route.

[@RustySprouts]

Oh, I totally get the why behind it. And I loved TFA! Just curious though as to what Lucas' plans were.

[@rwrobo202]

Then you are a rube. J.J. Abrams is a hack - I don't know who he blackmailed in Hollywod to get a job, but he screwed up Star Wars and he screwed up Star Trek. There is NO LOGIC to TFA - 30 years after events in the Return of the Jedi and the supposed defeat of the Empire - we get a story that is almost a carbon copy of "A New Hope"?. from an artistic point of view, everyone involved in that piece of garbage should be forbidden from ever making another movie - but the whores in Hollywood loved it, because suckers like you spent a lot of money seeing this boring copy of a new hope multiple times. I knew what The force awakens was all about when I went to TOys R Us after seeing the movie - nothing but a 2 hour long commercial to sell overpriced toys. The movie was not exciting, not original, and simply bad and everyone at Disney should be horsewhipped. After the immense disappointment of this film, I refused to see it again, not for 2 dollars at the budget theater and not now for free on cable t.v. - If the sequel hints as being as bad as TFA - I will wait until it is on cable t.v. The only reason this movie made so much is the low intelligence level of the general public that exists today.

[@rwrobo202]

I know - nobody in Hollywood cares abou the fans or what we think - the only thing they care about is making money. But if they were smart and delivered a quality product, they would have made twice as much as what they made on this p.o.s.

[@RED-sv5ut]

Disney: we want to make something for the fans Lucas: all i want to do is to tell a story I think this tells everything about why disney failed. You don't write a story to please fans you write a story to tell a story.

[@TheOmegazerox]

Disney gave us recycled materiall run thru the shredder and stitched back together with the good parts missing and bad material added. Something for the fans indeed. They killed off all the clasic cast and gave us unlikable charecters. How was this ever for the fans? Especially when alot of those involved eather had no respect for starwars and Geoege or wer trying to prove thier vission of starwars was better then the origional creator.

[@Yoda-wf6bu]

People are hating Rian Johnson for having the same mindset that George had.

[@MyPimpinAfro14]

I miss Han. There's a hole in my heart, bout the same place where Han was stabbed.

[@MrDitkovich]

Han was stabbed in the asshole

[@Moscato_Moscato]

Kylo Ren Sabered First

[@sebrussell]

+zBruda Nah, mate, he was stabbed by an asshole

[@MrDitkovich]

sebrussell By an asshole, in the asshole.

[@cartoon80s90s]

I blame Leia. It was her stupid belief that "Our boy can still be saved" that got Han killed.

[@kymonkeyboy6844]

Man, George needs a hug

[@theM4R4T]

I think he would do it well. Yes, the prequels were not as good, but he is the mind who created the Star Wars universe and it's stories. It's pretty foolish from Disney to think they can do it better.

[@theM4R4T]

Why bother to reply if you can't even say why?

[@theironredbaron]

I wouldn't have minded him, being a writer or even adviser on episode 7, but I wouldn't have wanted him to direct. I think that was the ultimate downfall for the prequels. He's got good ideas, just doesn't know how to execute them properly.

[@theM4R4T]

Magnus Slaughter I agree on that. Star Wars 7 was beautifully directed/executed. But the story was just a retelling of episode 4.

[@fundhund62]

In my opinion, the prequels are just as good as the original trilogy. And in some places, even better.

[@ChickenPermissionOG]

So was the acting and dialog in the originals, So was luke.

[@MortSalazar]

Speaking from two years in the future, i say i would definitely prefer Lucas' version of the third trillogy whatever it'd be, The Last Jedi is just... meh Also i never understood the hate towards the second trillogy, sure it wasn't top quality but it was enjoyable, and Obi-Wan was definitely one of the best characters in Star Wars especially if you watched Clone Wars show.

[@ivanvidakovic9222]

Tlj and all sequals are insult and joke

[@Itscliffbooth]

The Prequels were incredible stories that lacked execution, Episode 7 was an unoriginal story that had incredible execution. If that had of taken George Lucas' story and made them with Disneys budget and recources, these would of been the greatest films of the saga

[@gpcovenant]

Austin McDonald it's exactly how I explain it to people every time. Well said

[@bleach5201]

I've watched an interview with George saying there were originally 12, not 9, episodes or sagas, and that he got lazy and killed the emperor off in no 6(ROTJ). Why doesn't anyone know this?

[@drrickmarshall1191]

Because George Lucas says a lot of things. Half the time he's lying. In the magazine in the video he say's it's originally a 9 part saga. He also say's he had the entire thing planned out all along, but tell that to Leia who can remember who mother from when she was younger.

[@yarpen26]

First of all, you can throw all of the "6/9/12-installment saga idea from the start" narrative into the dustbin. The 1977 Star Wars movie was supposed to be a standalone blockbuster as you can see in it lacking any sort of episodic designation and the self-contained nature of the story. There is but a tiny sequel hook with Vader surviving the Death Star but that's about it. If Star Wars was to become a mild success, it was to be followed by a cheapass sequel Splinter of the Mind's Eye which wouldn't even feature Harrison Ford for budgetary reasons and then the entire franchise would wrap up for everybody to forget it has ever existed in the first place. Whatever Lucas said afterwards was just BS he came up with on the spot just to feed the media with something.

[@keeperxiii]

As with any writer for any decade-spanning franchise, Lucas changed his mind a lot and so did the outline of the movies.

[@havu2236]

1977 star wars did have designation. At the beginning scroll it say a New Hope Ep IV. He left it open ended like that because he wasn't sure it would be a hit.

[@yarpen26]

Ha Vu No it did not. kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3y1eoifrqtjhJY There are disputes whether "Episode IV: A NEW HOPE" was added to the crawl during the 1978 or 1981 re-release but there's no doubt the original 1977 movie had only the bigass "STAR WARS" letters floating into space followed immediately by plot description. The 20th Century Fox and Lucasfilm logos were also, of course, different than their digitalized updates we know today.

[@peepeemcgee97]

I would have been curious to see George's version, but I am ultimately satisfied with Episode VII

[@bavtie1]

I am curious about some of these idea's, and the concept art looked really cool. So I would have liked to see a few idea's worked into the script.

[@Ampwich]

It's such a bad rehash, though......Here's to hoping 8 will be more original and new, and bring me back on board.

[@travis_redfern6771]

Wasn't even a remake, but if it is considered one...it's a damn good one.

[@vaulthecreator]

+Rick Sooo, your name has a silent 'p'? Got it.

[@Nautilus1972]

Satisfied with a remake of Episode IV? Wow.

[@kunu1990]

George Lucas episode 7, yes please, like he says people may not like his movies but at least he continually tried something new. And the prequels along with the original trilogy do flow together better than Disney's trilogy

[@drs4983]

He had great ideas but too many yes men around him to stop his bad ideas from going through

[@jamescarter3196]

No, the prequels are shit. Being different for the hell of it isn't brilliant.

[@yig_501]

right 7 and 8 are shity rehashes of 4 and 5 like the continuity from 6 to 7 makes no fucking sense what's so ever

[@captainskater8047]

I honestly don't think we need 7-9. I definitely would've preferred just more spin-off films

[@noahking5531]

Captain Skater As of now, there is just as many spin off antholgys as there is 7-9.... I belive there will be more spin offs after episode 9

[@stylezp829]

Captain Skater a spin off of yoda must be done, and the original Jedis and sith

[@DarkTalesProduction]

Same

[@cedric148]

stylez p that would be amazing

[@rockay2966]

I actually loved the prequels

[@Historicutuber]

me too!

[@IRB1881]

Rakee Designs they were ok but shitty for star wars standards the writting was pretty bad though

[@sadladd]

You guys are hilarious. A bunch of comics. So funny. You guys are so funny.

[@sadladd]

Braiven -- I bet you trashed on the prequels before you decided to jump on the sequel hate bandwagon.

[@FabioRam27]

idiot

[@ironvader502]

I like Episode III...honestly even more than Episode VII. And the last 3 Seasons of the clone wars are pretty good.

[@johnblacksad1627]

ow, intelligence, at last ! We have a human, with.. with a brain !!! congratulation !!!

[@TyranusRex721]

I love Episode III. To me, it is even better than Episode IV. Yes, Episode II was terrible and Episode I was okay (though I still like it), but at the very least they were original and progress the story of Star Wars. Episode VII did nothing new and the story did not go anywhere. Instead of continuing the story that ended off on Episode VI (like the games and books did) we went back to Episode IV. Talk about playing it safe and being samey in an industry about being safe and samey. It does not stand out at all.

[@johnblacksad1627]

TyranusRex721 "we went back to Episode IV", congratulation ! that was the purpose, thanks to point that out ^^.

[@gene1star]

i would like to see more Lucas Films. This trilogy is a joke with no respect to heroes from Star Wars.

[@sandal_thong8631]

Try Labyrinth, Willow, and Howard the Duck.

[@mrcrabowski]

Agree

[@blubrittingham6985]

Try watching Attack of the Clones and the tell me you want more Lucas films

[@Jifran]

@@blubrittingham6985 It was muuuuch better than the last jedi, maybe its not the best movie in the saga, but it actually went somewhere, had backstory and great scenes.

[@auproductions8000]

@@blubrittingham6985 we still liked attack of the clones better than the last Jedi because at least it wasn't from a shitty company like Disney. The characters are from George Lucas himself and what he Invision. My childhood is mainly just all the star wars movies, the good and bad. But they stuck with me as a kid so I still love them. But to many people out there, what the prequels were to them (ruining their childhood) is what Disney is doing to me. I remember getting disappointed at the force awakens. Which is actually the first movie to do that for me. I'm usually an optimistic movie goer lol.

[@samawesome644]

I would like to see a Star Wars movie were Han Solo just sits in a resaurant and shoots any one that sits down next to him

[@imyourhuckleberry4208]

yeah Han shot first and am so glad i got to see the original in all it's glory before the Lucas tinkering must have watched A New Hope with Empire and ROTJ over 40 odd time's now or more! just wished they had kept the cut scenes in ROTJ with Luke at the beginning with his green lightsaber in the cave and Darth calling out to him may have made up for the kiddie care bear Ewok's being in it 😯.

[@xandercorsaj5691]

I'm Your Huckleberry Could've been interesting man. But regarding "Who shot first?" All this debate for so many years, while the answer is very obvious - no one shot FIRST; Han was the only person that SHOT! He greased Greedo before there was any chance of a shootout. And I don't care what retroactive BS Lucas says to the contrary: Han Solo was an outlaw smuggler space-pirate. When threatened he shot a bounty hunter without a second thought. That's what gave his character an ARC. He went from self-serving criminal to hero of the rebellion. All other suggestions are unnecessary fluff, IMHO.

[@GymGyp]

I would have rather George Lucas's vision. Star Wars is his

[@TheRowlandstone73]

The prequels were his vision. They were bloody rubbish.

[@TH-cq7bj]

Martin Brody naw I think the story was amazing just a poor choice or actors. And Jar Jar Binks

[@GymGyp]

I loved the prequels. I think that with something so big, there is just no pleasing. They had all the same ingredients and formulas as the old ones.

[@GymGyp]

I don't even mind Jar Jar Binks. He was there, and he had his purpose. All the films had characters like him inserted for humor and lightening mood

[@ExistentHope]

the prequels were better than Episode VII even Episode II had me more interested than Episode VII which only good part was the lightsaber fight and Luke appearing.

[@dantenarede]

8:52 that statement by Lucas is my answer to our question Mr Sunday, I hated the fact that episode VII was a copy of A new hope and, say whatever you want about Lucas but he loved his work and wanted to tell a story, he dared take risks and see what else could work or be cool on his story. Disney made a "retro movie", as he puts it, to make lots of money 'cus they don't want to take risks and see what else sells, they only know that post-episode III stuff sells and they are going to bleed these 50 years of in-universe timeline dry until it spits every last penny; when people get tired of it they will throw it away and proceed to swallow the newest pop culture phenomenon and do the same thing over and over.

[@dobi287]

Dante Leão bleak

[@lisayoung7279]

I have to agree about all of what you said. I really would have loved to have seen Lucas' version.

[@Teleportdinero__FortniteGod]

I remember growing up watching the prequels, I was a child, I had the the original 3 movies on vcr and never really watched them always liked the prequels better, still do.

[@peterstangl8295]

I was born a couple of years before the Phantom Menace was released, and i grew up watching both the originals and the prequels, so i actually enjoy and feel nostalgic about all six of them.

[@porkeywings]

I grew up with the prequels too, while I see their flaws I actually enjoy the lore and characters of the prequel/clone wars era more

[@fundhund62]

I grew up with the originals, but it´s silly not to admit the truth: The prequels are actually the better movies!

[@theavomanshow8199]

Disney shits on Star Wars by making these movies. It's disgusting. The prequels are great I think it's just that it sort of became a meme which didn't help. But the fight scenes are amazing. To say that all of the Phantom Menace was terrible is not true. There was the pod racing and Anakin flying around in space and the amazing Darth Maul fight. I love the Prequels and nobody can take that away from me.

[@younglord00]

george lucas is a legend. his episode 7 would've done just as well as the disney version and probably would've been a better movie. i think the only reason episode 7 did so well is people realized that after 10 years of bitching about an underrated trilogy that had overly high expectations, they still liked star wars.

[@HMMadsen]

I would have loved to see George's version. While the Prequels were badly directed, they had a really good and interesting story in my opinion.

[@brigs247__8]

exactly! so if Lucas was involved only in the plot writing and jj abrams was the director with other writers, we would have got a more different and unique star wars ep 7 which has the same visual charm of the episode 7 that we got (only part I liked about the movie) and at the same time has a new story altogether, instead of a blatant eye to eye copy of a new hope with new character and dialogues

[@1000aaronaaronaaron]

so you want a badly directed film???

[@brigs247__8]

***** what u on about jj abrams is a good director

[@cuatro5572]

I think the prequels are only bad movies when comparing them to the originals. If the prequels were their own movies, independent from the original trilogy, they would probably be alright

[@brigs247__8]

John W there is no denying that the prequels were poorly directed and written. But the plot was really good, if not better than that of the originals

[@kgmckool]

I liked the prequels, they had amazing visuals and I liked the stories also! I saw the 1st one in 1977, so I'm an old timer! The 40th anniversary of Star Wars is this year, and it turns out George Lucas is a humanitarian to boot!

[@TheCynicogue]

I wish he did Ep. VII. The Force Awakens sucked. It was lazy, copy-&-paste, with an innumerable number of plot holes and a cast & crew that were utterly disrespectful to Lucas. Plus, JJ Abrams has always sucked. I think he should publish as a book or something, just to see what we missed.

[@handznet]

TheAmericanCynicPartyChannel correct

[@madcityy269]

I think that's what he meant with the clip when Lucas said "people want x and y", and that's exactly what Disney did. It feels like The Force Awakens is more a product of surveys and focus groups than it is an actual story being told by storytellers.

[@Konrad_Wallenrod]

TheAmericanCynicPartyChannel TFA was ok, but you can see they decided to appeal to people's nostalgia! That, IMO, is tge reason why it is a New Hope rehash!

[@SuperCaRION]

I wish George Lucas made a sequel trilogy with the ideas already known as canon by books.

[@Areanyusernamesleft]

For over a decade Timothy Zhan's Thrawn Trilogy was more than enough of a final trilogy for me.

[@godstomper]

nah that would never happen.

[@Balnazzardi]

Actually I liked pretty much everything about the post-episode 6 extended universe stuff BETTER than TFA....too fucking bad that all of that was thrown down the toilet when Disney bought the rights....

[@JohnAPrescott]

they never were considered canon by Lucas, ever. Just a parallel universe of what-ifs.

[@happy_jcg]

After seeing episode 8 I long for the involvement of George Lucas. Disney seems to have forgotten what made Luke Skywalker so great.

[@kitfisto2347]

HAPPY_JCG What if i told you 30 years on a island alone might change you

[@happy_jcg]

you'd sound like a fanboy trying to rationalize bad writing.

[@happy_jcg]

besides... he went to the island AFTER he tried to kill Ben. So your point is not valid.

[@kitfisto2347]

He didn't try to kill him tho

[@js7934]

He stood over him while he slept with his lightsaber out, wanting to kill him. Potato, potahto

[@Frog_Mob_Boss]

I like the prequels. At least the villains seemed interesting and felt like a threat to the heroes. Grevious was creative and entertaining. Palpatine well c'mon that performance alone makes the prequels worth watching. An act 100 times better than any performances in the Disney SW movies.

[@prescotttv5052]

La douleur exquise Right they gave us so many villians like grievous, palpatine and darth maul.

[@xXMaRiNo1988]

so 3???

[@SomeOrangeJuice]

Kylo Ren is an awesome villain

[@kadebarry1184]

I don't know if his performance is as good as Adam driver Adam driver has become my favorite villain also snoke is very cool he seems so intimidating that you would kneel if he pointed at you

[@MrLCGO]

So it has come to this... People defending the prequels as good. I enjoyed the five seconds Grevious had in screen tho.

[@simoncollins6248]

I think George Lucas had every right to do what he wanted to do with his movies. They are what they are, from 4 to 6, then 1 to 3. The new ones don't feel like Star Wars movies, the pacing is wrong, the editing is wrong, they're well made movies, but except for the opening titles they are just movies. So yes, I would have loved to have seen George's version. With the movie death of Han and now the tragic loss of Carrie my Star Wars video collection will end with ROTJ.

[@travislawrencemusic]

Totally disagree. The PT didn't feel like the OT. The ST was a return to form and feel.

[@arnavbhattacharjee2035]

@@travislawrencemusic Replicating "form and feel" does not mean a complete plot retread, which is the ultimate failure of the sequels; they're soft reboots in disguise. As for "The PT didn't feel like the OT", that was always George's intention: each of the six SW movies were meant to be different from one another. TPM is a political adventure, AOTC is a mystery drama, ROTS is a Greek Tragedy, ANH is an sci-fi adventure, ESB is a drama thriller, and ROTJ is a character study that blends all the elements of the previous five films together. The ST does not succeed in doing that, because the bulk of their story (as shown in TFA) is nothing but a copy of ANH. No one wants that.

[@travislawrencemusic]

@@arnavbhattacharjee2035: it's not wise to presume to know what everyone wants. Seems to me that a soft reboot was a damn good idea, and I approve. But, then again, I'm "no one", eh? Regardless of George's intent, the PT clearly fractured the fanbase and were, by most people's assessment, inferior to the OT. Apparently, George didn't appreciate the team effort that the OT was.

[@arnavbhattacharjee2035]

​@@travislawrencemusic He didn't apprecia-HE DIDN'-okay, then. He didn't appreciate the team effort. Right. He didn't collaborate endlessly with Ben Burtt and Rick McCallum to produce the cuts of the PT. He didn't collaborate with the employees of Lucasfilm to make the various sets, designs, and effort to flesh out a world only seen in glimpses with the OT. He didn't the face the responsibility of trusting the AESTHETIC of his franchise to Doug Chiang, trusting the legacy of Ralph McQuarrie onto him. He didn't collaborate with Dave Filoni, who IS an objectively better writer than him, and he didn't mentor him to craft The Clone Wars show, which has some of the greatest canon Star Wars story to this day. He didn't guide his actors through their characters and, no matter how clunkily he directed them, made an effort to craft people living in a fancy and civilized time period, people which would become favorites for many fans that you too seem to think are "no one". And for the record, no. You're not no one either. But the people and fans today AREN'T no one either. Ignoring the critiques of the ST is exactly what us PT fans do to our precious trilogy, yet you think that the same cannot apply to the ST because they were a return to form. I have news for you. Many enjoyed TFA on their first watch, and their second watch; they enjoyed the movie for a long time, but time was not kind to the perception of TFA, as many plot holes and character regressions were found by people on their third watch, and then when TLJ came...that's when the critics started rising. A return to form could no longer protect TFA. It's a badly written movie now, because it set so many things up that now have absolutely no payoff, not to mention that behind the scenes there was a hectic screenwriting process that resulted in JJ throwing out multiple scripts with more original storylines; as well as multiple editing decisions that HURT the film tremendously in the favor of evoking nostalgic feelings from the spectator. More information can be found in HackFraudMedia's excellent Plinkett-style review of TFA, as well as MauLer's impressive 6-hour takedown of TLJ (yeah, that's how it feels to have Plinkett shoved in your face). Maybe I was exaggerating a bit when saying that "no one wanted" a retread, but that has become the most popular mindset right now; that can't be denied, and I'm not agreeing out of a need to bandwagon. Moreover, for all the talk about teamwork, don't you find it ironic that Disney decided to completely throw out Lucas's story treatments, which is the most ANTI-TEAMWORK initiative I could ever imagine. Now, yes, this happens all the time in this industry, no doubt about it, but in terms of the respect in the franchise, this comes off as just dishonest and disrespectful. Moreover, a sequel trilogy that was still directed by JJ and Rian while being written by George is EXACTLY what I would have wanted, because that would reduce the mistakes of the PT significantly, puts Lucas in a comfortable position of creative control, and everyone's happy. In fact, my understanding is that this IS how it was during the OT, where Lucas and others (mainly the editors) collaborated and these others pieced together a diluted but efficient version of Lucas's original vision. THAT is teamwork. THAT is being inclusive to all ideas, which is the OPPOSITE of what Disney did. They opted to completely phase the creator out of his own story, thereby squandering themselves and him creatively. Ironic, don't you think? The PT did fracture the fandom. That is an undeniable fact. But these cracks were less problematic and were easily repaired by TCW. Another fact is that the ST tried picking up the pieces but dropped them a third of the way through their first movie, and continued cleaning it without any of the proper tools to clean it up. No tools to make something new. Just rebuilding the glass from the fallen pieces (TFA). But the problem is that when you're trying to salvage something that has already cracked from within the movie...the foundation becomes incredibly shaky (TLJ). It'll take some impressive amount of glue to fix it all up again (TROS), and I still have hope that it can.

[@travislawrencemusic]

@@arnavbhattacharjee2035: oh God, another Mauler sycophant!🙄😞 All u Mauler hater-fans have forgotten how to watch movies as well as u let your inner child die. Star Wars was never perfect and trolls like Mauler could tear them all down just as much as TLJ or TFA. And TCW is unwatchable garbage: the movie and the series. I've tried twice to give the series a chance, but just couldn't get further than the 3rd episode. Yawn and puke! I am soooo glad the franchise was handed over to Disney, because Star Wars was dead to me after RotS. I didn't hate the PT, but the ST is quite an improvement! It seems to me that Lucas surrounded himself with yes-men for the PT, and his decision to direct them all was an obvious mistake.

[@cernstormrunner7263]

TFA felt like a bad fanfilm.

[@Balnazzardi]

I wouldnt go that far, but it certainly felt like film that was afraid to take ANY risks whatsoever and was done solely to please the fans of the original trilogy/the ones who hated prequels. It felt boring, stale and one that just recycled the old story elements shamelessly.

[@gottbutter]

It felt boring, stale and one that just recycled the old story elements shamelessly." not only did you describe TFA accurately, but also the the prequels. and maybe that s the reason why continuations of most movies or "trilogies" should never be approached. just like the matrix e.g. should ve remained one movie, SW should ve remained a trilogy. well.... maybe except for a porn parody.

[@cernstormrunner7263]

see i liked the two Matrix sequels because they were not repeats of the original and it went where i did not expect

[@gottbutter]

neil armstrong but the sequels were repetitive. the first was a stylistic piece of art with an open ending. both these points distinguished the matrix from being an almost to obvious rip off of dark city. yet another example of why its sometimes best to do solo movies.

[@cernstormrunner7263]

i disagree. the typical Hollywood ending would have been Neo defeating the machines. When the ANIMATRIX explained that it was some kind of nanotech used to block the Sun, i expected Neo would somehow control it and the series would end with him and Trinity holding hands with a flower blooming in a field or some shit like that. killing two of the protagonists and leaving the story with an uneasy truce was not how i thought it was gonna go

[@ActiumFilms]

Respect to George, but it was absolutely high time he left Star Wars. He created something wonderful and the whole world embraced it. He then started to make the movies just for himself, and decided it didn't matter how Star Wars' millions of fans felt. I'm loving the direction the movies are going now. A small number of vocal people give The Force Awakens a lot of abuse for retreading some of A New Hope, and while some aspects of that are a shame, it's still an incredible movie. I'm confident that Rian Johnson will do a terrific job with Episode 8. And fingers crossed for Rogue One.

[@malscyllis]

Hate on the prequels all you want. At least we got bad ass light saber duels. NOT ONE in 7 or . The fight between snokes guard was cool though.

[@DevilHunter1994]

Honestly going back to the prequels, the fights seem a little too well planned and overly drawn out. I prefer the fights in V, VI, VII and VIII.

[@kami6259]

DevilHunter1994 They looked “planned out” because during the prequel era the Jedi were in their prime

[@FeuermagierKrythos]

When you look Star Wars only for the fights, then you do not understand Star Wars.

[@pkbbby1]

I love the saber fights especially in episode three, epic and well thought out and planned out fights. Lightsaber fights are to me, one of the reasons that made Star Wars under George Lucas so great. Then we get to Disney and blah, exception star wars 7 under JJ Abrams I loved the storyline the fights Rey vs the protagonist. Episode 8 Rian Johnson just turned everything about Stars Wars into a weird joke. I hope Disney learned their lesson and fire him now!

[@pkbbby1]

not true, that is just your subjective opinion.

[@mrj9504]

George Lucas Star Wars Sequels would have been masterpieces like the Prequels this world dont deserve a genius like George Lucas

[@shawnshackelford9149]

J. J. doesn't take risks. Disney REALLY needed someone like that to make the perfect Star Wars movie. Now with Rian Johnson he'll take some risks and give us something new, so it doesn't become just the same thing over and over again. To Reboot the franchise, in my option, we needed a film like "The Force Awakens" something that would work without question, to lay some ground so more films could experiment.

[@kirschakos]

Really? The problem with that is Disney saw that people just want the same story again without anything new and it brougth them money. I'm afraid this is what they will think that they won't need to be creative at all just be lazy and money will still come. TAke the books for example: nothing really important happened in the new canon yet... not even the novels take any risk in their stories :S (okay I didn't read Bloodlines and Life debt yet).

[@albertkleppin2320]

Fair enough but I'd say Episode VIII and IX better be more original and unpredictable than VII, because story-wise it was a disappointment.

[@albertkleppin2320]

***** That's a good point. They played it safe for a great reason, it is just disappointing to have anticipated it so much to have it be almost nothing new. But now that episode 7 is out of the way Rian Johnson and Gareth Edwards will start expanding and creating so the future looks bright for the next couple years at least.

[@SpoonDude]

Like you said, J.J Abrams' more 'safe' approach for TFA had to be made before they could take any risks. Because the last thing anyone needed was another prequel quality Star Wars, which would have just burned worse since it would have included the OG Star Wars characters like Han and Leia. I'm glad TFA was very much a rehash, it made me feel like my young self watching Episode 4. It brought back the spirit of the original Star Wars to me, and it was great, i dont really care that it is not as creative as it could be. It made me feel GOOD

[@shawnshackelford9149]

***** CGI is not bad. They did all they could with particle effects. BUT IT'S A SPACE MOVIE. Of course there was going to be a shit ton of CGI. But that's fine, as long as it's good. J. J.Abrams gave the team a whole year so it looks fantastic.

[@Mick-hp4yg]

To answer your question: Yes! I absolutely would have loved to see a Lucas ep7. He knows that his prequels weren't well received, so I think that it would have at least been different from those, while not being a soft reboot at the same time. I really hope Disney allows at least his ep7 to be made into a novel or comic book under the legends banner (that they don't seem to be using at all). I have a comic book version of George's rough draft of ANH, so I know it can be done.

[@yarpen26]

_He knows that his prequels weren't well received, so I think that it would have at least been different from those_ You're being delusional. By far the _only_ way in which Lucas actually listened to the fans was by pushing Jar Jar to the background in AotC but even then he let him have the decisive say in Palp's rise to power. All the other shit Lucas ever created and got criticized for, he somehow brought back at this point or another. Fans hate midichlorians? Boom, midichlorians create life. Fans hate NOOOOOOO? Boom, that's what Vader says now in RotJ. And so on. Lucas _never_ learned from his mistakes. His EVII would probably be an even worse travesty than any of the prequels.

[@Shpoofy12]

yarpen26 Lucas was the heart of star wars and the heart has been ripped out. what will be released in theaters here on out are empty shells

[@yarpen26]

Bruton Gaster And again with this New Age preaching. You guys have no arguments to back up your claims so all you can resort to is this sort of metaphysical narrative. Address any of the points I made in my comment? "Come on, nobody can defend this crap so let's just flood the dude with some meaningless ranting so maybe he'll forget." Even though I would expect your kind to be at least somewhat familiar with the fact that had Lucas had his way during the filming of ANH, we would have gotten some of the most forgettable sci-fi Hollywood has ever made. If it wasn't for the infinite amounts of talent that surrounded him, his craziest ideas wouldn't have been prevented from making it into the final product. Such as, I don't know... *his first fucking wife* who basically single-handedly salvaged ANH in editing? You know-the one Lucas never cared to give even the slightest recognition in the multiple documentaries on Star Wars he has comissioned?

[@Shpoofy12]

yarpen26 i dont know if you read me right but i said lucas was the heart of star wars

[@yarpen26]

And I went out of my way to prove to you that it's just feel-good BS that prevents you from taking a critical approach to the steaming pile of garbage that is known as the Star Wars prequels.

[@shaneharrington3655]

Jar Jar Binks gritty reboot, or nothing!

[@Wattothejunkdealer]

i need a movie

[@averydavis8568]

Meesa nowsa a bad ass Annie!

[@carlosmella-rijo3716]

Jar Jar Begins

[@shaneharrington3655]

Jar Jarhead

[@carlosmella-rijo3716]

The Real Phantom Menace

[@zanfear]

And now with the release of The Rise of Skywalker, I can confidently say that the Sequel Trilogy offered barely anything new to Star Wars lore and to continue the story of the franchise, and instead retreaded old ground and insulted the Star Wars mythos.

[@Phoenix-pb4sm]

Even if you don't like those movies, saying they didn't expand the lore or mythos is just factually inaccurate. You can say you didn't like how they did it, but they still did do it.

[@zanfear]

@@Phoenix-pb4sm I didn't say they didn't expand the lore or mythos. I said "barely". There are some new things such as crossguard lightsabers, Force projection, Force dyads. And obvious things like new alien/animal species, planets. But from a historic point of view of the conflict at the center of the Sequel Trilogy, it's a remixed version of the Rebellion vs the Empire (with 2 of 3 films featuring planet-destroying weapons, yet again). Star Wars fans deserved so much more than what we ended up getting.

[@user0-c5v]

Honestly, all of the nerds who whine and complain all the time is the worst part of Star Wars

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

And those people are half responsible for what happened in the end.

[@kipperbill]

Fans will be fans (aka people who discover something awesome eg. Star Wars, and afterwards would want things done in the perfect way *they* would've wanted.)

[@NotOrdinaryInGames]

That would not describe me.

[@kipperbill]

NotOrdinaryInGames That must mean you're one of the better-thinking fans like me. Thank goodness (I only meant to describe the fans Swerve was talking about)

[@hankmehere017]

Yes we should settle for mediocrity and suck up everything these megacorporate thrown at us. You bitchass act like you are satisfied with everything and never ever made a complain, get down your stupid high horse.

[@TenchiJeff]

I don't know what version of 7 would be better, but I know the one we got was not that great, maybe a 6/10 at best. It was a typical JJ movie, you are entertained, but it moves at a pace that prevents you from thinking about what you are watching. When you leave, you feel something was off about the experience. Later when you have time to think, you realize what you saw made no sense.

[@transsexual_computer_faery]

yea

[@casidiablo665]

I got the experience of an entertaining movie, instead of the feeling I got with ALL George Lucas' Star Wars movies, which were 10% action 90% boring dialogues.

[@transsexual_computer_faery]

which makes sense because to Georgie Boy, Star Wars is a family drama.

[@rkwatchauralnautsjediparty7303]

Except, of course, any time before 1978 when the only family connection was that of Beru and Owen Lars--Anakin's presumed sister and brother-in-law, or at least good friends of Anakin (original concept). Who, by 1983, were Ben's confirmed brother and sister-in-law who also obviously knew Anakin (novelization). Then by 2001, were re-canonized to be Anakin's step-brother and step-sister-in-law (GL's hackneyed abortion on a yellow notepad).

[@FlorelaFTW]

You perfectly described my feelings after i watched that movie. Just wow...

[@armanmoslehi]

I just think General Grevious should have more importance in future Star wars films. I think the fans loved him for the most part and he could be a really interesting character to expand upon.

[@armanmoslehi]

That's true but I was hoping his would show up in Star Wars's Future, like how we see Darth Vader's helmet again or Luke's lightsaber again. I think he and Boba Fett should have more effect on the story's future, maybe not major league, but they should show up later on because they'd do great service to the fan-base.

[@jdw99]

What would be cool is not to show Grievous again, but have some clan of warriors in this future period that model themselves off of Grievous, with the same style of cybernetic bodies, hunting for force users.

[@armanmoslehi]

See, that's what I'm thinking, some sort of throwback to him and other fan-loved characters would be awesome. It's really help give the series even more depth.

[@jdw99]

fctiger74 Yes, the villains weren't the problem. I think the most essential problem with the prequels was that there was no sympathetic protagonist. We all knew Anakin would become an evil as fuck Vader, so it's impossible to really sympathize with him, even if they had cast good actors to play him. The story might have worked if the prequels came out first, but instead Lucas framed the story like an epic but failed to give it an epic-style protagonist.

[@noahfortner2]

It honestly would have benefited the Prequels more (IN MY OPINON DON'T KILL ME) if General Grievous was actually a cybernetic reincarnation of Darth Maul. Then his duel with Obi-Wan on Utapau would have had so much more tension and emotion, and STILL looked as cool as it did in Revenge of the Sith, not to mention make Darth Maul, I don't know, actually relevant? XD I mean, he did pretty much nothing to forward the plot. Maul returning as a cyborg also would have encouraged the whole "foreshadowing Anakin's fall" thing George had thought of for Grievous even more than it does in the film. Don't get me wrong though, I LOVE the direction Dave Filoni & Co. are taking Maul in Rebels, and what they did in TCW, I just think what I mentioned before would have been better for the films themselves. Rant over lol

[@A-Dubs398]

The picture at 10:11 is so badass. Wish the sequel trilogy had visuals like that.